What significance do the Judaic concepts of monotheism and the soul have to us as a species?
Part I of II
If we have significance as individuals, it is very likely we have certain common traits as a species, a total group, that have some meaning or potential meaning to eternity.
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And what of the Jews?
The Jews brought to the West the concept of one Causative Force being responsible for the creation of our planet and of the universe within which the earth was located.
Was this an original idea?
No, but it was a new idea for the West and it definitely had an impact upon the development of the West.
And what of the West?
The West went on to bring the world into its present state of technological development, a state of advancement which would place our species on the threshold of stepping off this planet and stepping into the heavens.
At that time of 1000 BC, the idea of the common person being able to travel through flight was unthinkable.
And where are we today?